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so
A	noun
	1	sol, soh, so
			the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚part; portion; component part; component ╚language unit; linguistic unit ╚syllable ╚solfa syllable ╚sol, soh, so
B	adjective
	1	in order(p), so(p)
			marked by system; in good order; "everything is in order"; "his books are always just so"; "things must be exactly so"

	2	so(p), truthful
			conforming to truth; "I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so"; "a truthful statement"

C	adverb
	1	indeed, so
			in truth (often tends to intensify); "they said the car would break down and indeed it did"; "it is very cold indeed"; "was indeed grateful"; "indeed, the rain may still come"; "he did so do it!"

	2	then, so, and so, and then
			subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed"

	3	so
			in order that; "he stooped down so he could pick up his hat"

	4	thus, thusly, so
			in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)

	5	so
			to a very great extent or degree; "the idea is so obvious"; "never been so happy"; "I love you so"; "my head aches so!"

	6	so
			(usually followed by `that') to an extent or degree as expressed; "he was so tired he could hardly stand"; "so dirty that it smells"

	7	so
			in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied; "They're happy and I hope they will remain so"; "so live your life that old age will bring no regrets"

	8	so
			to a certain unspecified extent or degree; "I can only go so far with this student"; "can do only so much in a day"

	9	so
			in the same way; also; "I was offended and so was he"; "worked hard and so did she"

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